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Braun, Robert; Loeber, Anne; Vinther Christensen, Malene; Cohen, Joshua; Frankus, Elisabeth; Griessler, Erich; Hönigmayer, Helmut; Starkbaum, Johannes – Learning Organization, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to discuss science governance in Europe and the network of associated nonprofit institutions. The authors posit that this network, which comprises both (partial) learning organizations and non-learning organizations, has been observed to postpone taking up "responsibility" as an issue in science governance and…
Descriptors: Governance, Nonprofit Organizations, Organizational Learning, Responsibility
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Peronard, Jean-Paul – Learning Organization, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the link between the organizing of service networks and interorganizational learning strategies. Design/methodology/approach: By deepening the conceptual understanding of service networks and their central properties, an overview of the learning challenges for improved performance is provided.…
Descriptors: Organizational Learning, Networks, Learning Strategies, Delivery Systems
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Dirani, Khalil; Baldauf, Jack; Medina-Cetina, Zenon; Wowk, Katya; Herzka, Sharon; Bello Bolio, Ricardo; Gutierrez Martinez, Victor; Munoz Ubando, Luis Alberto – Learning Organization, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use Watkins and Marsick model of a learning organization (1993, 1996), the dimensions of the learning organization questionnaire as a framework for interdisciplinary network collaboration and knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach: The research team used a mixed-methods approach for data…
Descriptors: Organizational Learning, Models, Questionnaires, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Peronard, Jean-Paul; Brix, Jacob – Learning Organization, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to consolidate existing research on 'service networks' and to frame this literature as a new 'context for learning'. Research from inter-organizational learning is used to qualify this consolidation and advances from inter-organizational learning are used to operationalize how service network actors in this…
Descriptors: Networks, Trust (Psychology), Resource Allocation, Shared Resources and Services
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Filstad, Cathrine – Learning Organization, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the characteristics and interrelations between informal communities of practice and formal networks of practice and its consequences for learning and new knowledge at work. Design/methodology/approach: A case study was conducted in a Norwegian bank using qualitative explorative studies and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Organizational Learning, Networks, Social Networks
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Poell, Rob F.; Van Der Krogt, Ferd – Learning Organization, 2017
Purpose: Human resource development (HRD) is an important field within management. Developing employees is often regarded as an instrument to improve the internal labor market and support organizational change. Organizing HRD to these ends, however, is frequently a problematic affair, in terms of training effectiveness, participant motivation and…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Learning Theories, Networks
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Turcato, Carolina; Barin-Cruz, Luciano; Pedrozo, Eugenio Avila – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: This study aims to investigate how an organic cotton production network learns to maintain its hybrid network and its sustainability in the face of internal and external pressures. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case study was conducted in Justa Trama, a Brazilian-based organic cotton production network formed by six members…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
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Haslett, Tim; Barton, John; Stephens, John; Schell, Liz; Olsen, Jane – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain the emergent nature of leadership in a university-based learning network of mature-aged practitioner-scholars. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on previously published work, interviews, and current research. Findings: The paper finds that once initial structures have been established,…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Action Research, Doctoral Programs, Leadership
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Desai, Darshan A. – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: Recent advances in the interactive technologies have transformed the way today's organizations and their different stakeholders learn. Now, because of the increasing learning requirements, neither these organizations nor their stakeholders can afford to be too self-focused while learning; instead, they collaborate and learn together.…
Descriptors: Creativity, Systems Approach, Leadership, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Beeby, Mick; Booth, Charles – Learning Organization, 2000
Reviews literature on knowledge management and organizational learning; highlights the significance of networks, alliances, and interorganizational relationships. Refines a model of organizational learning to account for different levels: individual, interdepartmental, team, organizational, and interorganizational learning. (Contains 62…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Learning Processes, Models, Networks
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Snowden, David – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to focus on the role of networks in organizations as a critical aspect of knowledge management and learning processes. Design/methodology/approach: The article has built on an established technique, namely SNA, by shifting from individuals to identities and then to abstractions. Findings: By making the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Social Systems, Learning Processes, Accountability
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Walker, Derek H. T.; Christenson, Dale – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: This conceptual paper aims to explain how "project management centres of excellence (CoEs)", a particular class of knowledge network, can be viewed as providing great potential for assisting project management (PM) teams to make wise decisions. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents a range of knowledge network types and…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Decision Making Skills, Social Capital, Knowledge Level
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Martin, Jeffery S.; Marion, Russell – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: To examine the critical roles of leadership in higher education and to define how such roles enable an environment that embraces the demands of a knowledge-based organization. Design/methodology/approach: Through interviews with executive leadership in several higher education institutions, the ontology of knowledge management was…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Social Theories, Difficulty Level, Adjustment (to Environment)